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Nampa is a mid-size city of 110,319 people in Canyon County, Idaho. It's about 17 miles from Boise, ID and 306 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $371k and rent runs about $1k a month.
110,319people
$371kTypical home
$1,420/moRent
93° / 40°Summer / winter
10"Snow
244Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 110,319
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,071 people per sq mi
- 306 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 17 mi to Boise, ID
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $371k (≈$2,338/mo)
- Median rent $1,420/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 244 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 121 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (669 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BOI airport
- 17 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 190 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,474 ft
- 370 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 452 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 109 bars within 25 mi
- 222 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Idaho districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Canyon County: R+47 in 2024
- Idaho: R+37 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk